Man arrested after shooting stepson

Firestone police arrested a man after they say he shot his 5-year-old stepson in the leg late Saturday night.

A member of the Firestone Police Department referred most questions to Police Chief David Montgomery but confirmed some details, including details released to a Denver television station.

Police say Nolberto Ojeda, 29, had been drinking Saturday night and admitted firing into an alley near his home shortly after 10 p.m., hitting his stepson in the leg. The boy was taken to The Children’s Hospital in Denver, where police say he had surgery. No more information about his condition was available Sunday.

Police are still investigating whether the shooting was an accident, and an officer couldn’t say whether the boy was hit by a straight shot or ricochet. Ojeda was booked into Weld County Jail and is being held in lieu of a $60,000 bond. He was arrested on suspicion of child abuse, second-degree assault, reckless endangerment and felony possession of a firearm.

Firestone police continued to investigate Sunday and canvass the neighborhood near the home in the 300 block of Granville Avenue. An officer said Chief Montgomery had been at the scene through Saturday night into Sunday morning and wouldn’t be available to comment until Monday morning.

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Firestone is a town in the southwest corner of Weld, about three miles east of Interstate 25 and eight miles north of the Adams County line.